Snapshot Serengeti Talk

What kind of animal is tan with a black, furry tail?

  • erbrferg by erbrferg

    I've gotten two mystery butt shots of this animal. Not sure what it is! I don't have enough of the rest of the body to know....
    the tan rump and black tail of an unknown animal

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  • Spaceman98 by Spaceman98

    Patern: Solid, Tail: Long, Color: Tan, Build: Tall. Based on these filters, it is an Eland.

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  • ldfluty by ldfluty

    Western hartebeest. There are many varieties but this ones butt looks like that. Don't ask how I know.

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  • Heronimus by Heronimus

    Don't forget about the bird flying in the background (dissapearing behind the tail, maybe visible on one of the other shots). Perhaps a Falcon?

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  • dms246 by dms246 moderator

    I'd agree with hartebeest. That colouring would point to either eland or hartebeest, but the eland has a smooth tail with a tassel of dark hair at the end, whereas the hartebeest has feathers of dark hair starting quite high up on the tail, and getting thicker as you move down the tail.

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  • erbrferg by erbrferg

    Thanks! 😃 I did classify the bird as well - though it was only visible in that shot. This is such fun to do!

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